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Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation

July 15, 2026 0

US President Donald Trump has paid writer E Jean Carroll more than $5m (£3.7m) in damages three years after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case, her lawyers […]

US judge voids Donald Trump’s $1.8bn settlement with IRS that gave him immunity from tax audits

July 15, 2026 0

A US judge has voided a legal agreement between President Donald Trump and federal agencies that granted him immunity from tax audits and allowed his administration to create a since-abandoned $1.8bn (£1.3bn) “anti-weaponisation” fund. The […]

U.S. Seizes More Pirate Sports Streaming Domains, But Iranian Fallbacks Remain

July 13, 2026 0

The U.S. continues to crack down on sports streaming sites, seizing well over a hundred additional domain names this weekend. While these enforcement actions sorted effect, several of the targeted domains now use fallback domains […]

Landmark US housing bill becomes law despite Trump protest

July 12, 2026 0

President Donald Trump allowed landmark housing legislation to become law overnight on Friday without his signature. He had earlier refused to sign it in protest over Congress’s failure to pass voter ID legislation but did […]

Ghanaian influencer extradited to US over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans

July 10, 2026 0

A Ghanaian social media influencer known as Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi, has been extradited to the US to face trial for allegedly running a romance scam that defrauded elderly Americans of […]

Man shot dead by ICE officer during vehicle stop in Houston

July 8, 2026 0

A man has died after being shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national it claimed was in […]

Henry Nowak’s killer’s mother jailed for removing knife from murder scene

July 17, 2026 0

The mother of Henry Nowak’s killer has been jailed for three years for removing the murder weapon from the scene of the crime. Vickrum Digwa used a 21cm (8in) blade to kill the 18-year-old student, […]

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UK teenagers to face social media curfew and no infinite scrolling – but can switch it off

July 15, 2026 0

UK Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face an overnight social media curfew and the disabling of addictive features under government plans – but critics say it won’t achieve anything as the settings can be turned off. […]

Ann Widdecombe death: Man, 28, arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of murder

July 12, 2026 0

Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. “The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” a statement from […]

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Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, granted a conditional pardon

July 8, 2026 0

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon. Ellis was hanged at London’s Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David […]

Prince Harry and others lose High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

July 8, 2026 0

The Duke of Sussex and six others have lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. Judge Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants had failed to […]

Two teenage rapists jailed for four years after ‘unduly lenient’ sentences changed

July 3, 2026 0

Two teenage boys have had their sentences for the rape of two girls increased after they were found to be “unduly lenient”. All the children in the case have been granted anonymity because of their […]

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

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